Michael J. Hogan, M.D., Memorial Research Award, presented for outstanding original research performed by a resident in the Department of Ophthalmology, UCSF (1994).

Internship:

Robert J. Prentiss, M.D., Memorial Research Award, presented for outstanding original research performed by an intern, Mercy Hospital (1992).

Graduate School:

Jan Langman Award, presented by the American Association of Anatomists for best presentation by a graduate student at the annual meeting (1986).

Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid of meritorious thesis research (1987).

Cortical Scholar Award, from the American Association of Anatomists, for outstanding work on the cerebral cortex by a pre-doctoral student (1987).

Thord-Gray Fellowship, awarded by the American-Scandinavian Foundation to support a postdoctoral period in the laboratory of Ander Bjorklund, Ph.D., University of Lund, Lund, Sweden (1989).

Chairman's Dissertation Award, honorable mention, from the American Association of Anatomists for outstanding original research by a graduate student (1989).

Medical School:

Medical Fellowship, awarded by The Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, to study the genetics of β←−thalassemia at The University of Cagliari, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Cagliari, Italy (1985).

Sellard Medical Fellowship, awarded by The Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, in support of a clinical clerkship to study neurosurgery at Juntendo University, School of Medicine, Tokyo (1986).

Roland P. Mackay Award in the History of Neurology presented by the American Academy of Neurology for an essay entitled, "A Historical Survey of the Neural Basis of Homeostasis" (1988).

Extended Neuroscience Research Award, honorable mention, presented by the American Academy of Neurology for original basic science research performed by a medical student (1989).

Meritorious Research Prize, awarded by the Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, for best research proposal submitted by a medical student (1990).

Certificate of Merit, awarded by the Young Investigator's Day Committee of the Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, for meritorious research performed by an M.D.-Ph.D. student (1990).